. >>> berkeley fire department has a new leader this morning. chief debra priers retired after 27 years with the department. she broke numerous barriers. the 51-year-old was berkeley's first female firefighter, its first female chief, and the second black female fire chief in the country. the newlywed wants to spend more time with her husband. deputy chief gill dong will leave the department temporarily. >>> and would-be parents here in the bay area are still holding out hope that somehow they are going to be able to adopt children from russia. that is despite a new law just signed by russian president vladimir putin. he signed it yesterday, banning american families from making adoptions. in san francisco, a woman who asked us not to identify her is already halfway through the adoption process and she says she is not giving up. there is a 3-year-old girl waiting for her at a russian orphanage. >> i love my daughter very much. i miss her. i want to be reunited with her and i want to bring her home. >> she is trying to be very optimistic, saying,